MLB Rec 12-1
2022 ..at home only .... Reds ... when they had a 2 game home win streak in which they had remaining games to play at home
went 2-4 SU in extending their win streak to 3 games
Reds starter Overton pitched very well in only appearance vs cubs at Wrigley last year .....but he is young
and he faces a different starting lineup for the Cubs in 2023
Cubs have Won 5 Straight Years their 1st Road Game of the year ....
Connor Overton (1-0, 2.73 ERA in 2022) is set to make his first start of 2023 for the Reds. Overton made six appearances (four starts) for Cincinnati last season, holding opponents to a .188 average. The right-hander then missed 110 games while on the 60-day injured list with a stress reaction in his lower back.
Overton was roughed up in four spring training appearances, including three starts. He went 0-2 with a 15.43 ERA, allowing 23 runs (20 earned) on 26 hits -- including six home runs -- over 11 2/3 innings.
The Cubs counter with Drew Smyly (7-8, 3.47 ERA in 2022), who went 0-2 with a 6.06 ERA in five starts in spring training. Monday marks Smyly's first start in 2023 after making 22 starts for the Cubs a season ago. Smyly finished the season strong, allowing two or fewer runs in eight of his final nine starts, with a 2.28 ERA in those nine starts.
Smyly will make his ninth career appearance (eighth start) versus Cincinnati, sporting a perfect 5-0 mark to go with a 2.92 ERA and one save.
Play ....Cubs ML - 125